The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 October 1932

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press SO. 13,789. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 338 1 Mounted police charged a mob of 2.M0 hunger march rioters last ni^ht m London aftei a demonstration to protest against the Means Test Pag-e 9. SutcUfTe and Patuadi partnership broke a 25 years record m Uie M.C.C. match with a Combined Australian team at Perth Page 16.
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  • 85 1 JAPAN'S DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS London. Oct. 28. It is iearned that Mr. Matsudaira did not present the new Japanese naval proposals at his interview with Mr. Norman Davis (published on Page 9> The interview was arranged for the receipt uf proposals and the talk, which foeussed on disarmament, was
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  • 37 1 Shanghai. Oct. 27. The American Naval Department has instructed the American Fleet m China waters to despatch tea destroyers to the Philippine Islands without delay. These boats left Shanghai at daybreak this morning.
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  • 793 1 It might surprise a caller m England to find (-he owner of an imposing mansion seated jn the front porch having his hair cut. There is nothing incongruous about it m India. The master, swathed m a white sheet, may be combining this tedious trimming business with
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 267 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEAPING PROVISION STORES RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIKR HOTEL. Room- with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. Singapore SPK( lAL DAILY REPERTORY GRILL-SPECIAL nicu DOLLAR LUNCH PLAYERS b Lamb Cutlets A La ALA SIMPSON Will present Carrots Al Served m the "ITS A BOY" Vlch^ Herbes,
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    • 161 1 EUROPE HOTEL NATr R A V OCT. SfMli. BOOKINGS CLOSED H. R. WARING, Special Manager. FOlVrtl^ PENS AND PEN X PENCIL SETS /^^^^^B^BBMWELi.4_M^BM^BJßßß^^^^^^^^^^^^^*~***^ m V r I)£^^^^^^9blb^b^b^bV^b^b^^^?^^^bbhiSS^S^ $0.00 to MAYNARD Co., Ltd. 11 Battery Road, Singapore. TELEPHONE 6115. COLUMBIA NEW PROCESS RECORDS OFFICIAL REDUCTIONS AS FROM OCTOBER I*l 10 inch
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    • 39 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Selo Films Page 13. Motor Policies Page 16. For beautiful hands— Page 14. Auction Sale of Jewellery— Page 2. CHRYSLER LOW INITIAL COST BARGAINS NEW PIANOS AT PRICE OP SECONDHAND W. J. GARCIA, Pianoforte Manufacturer, AMBER MANSIONS.
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    • 6 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES
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  • 445 2 Ratepayers* Association Decision A meeting of the Committee of the Singa poreRatepayers Association was held at the oflke:of the Association. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Singapore, on Friday last we«k. PIMM*: Mr. T. O. Mayhew < President* m the Chair; Messrs D. Frankel. Yahya Afifi. Abdullah bin Sallim bin Talib.
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  • 78 2 Three Robbers Killed By Shanghai Police Shanghai. Oct. 18 Three gangsters were killed, and two police T Ce £,r re WOUnded m a S"n battle between t£e Settlement Police and armed robbers Another gangster was serioualy wounded and not expected to live. Jr^ln^^ reP rt that
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  • 333 2 JEW SENTENCED FOR ABETMENT 21 Months' Rigorous Imprisonment Sentence of 21 months' rigorous imprisonment was passed on E. D. Sykes. a Jew. who was convicted m company with a young Eurasian named H. M. Bell, m connection with an •attempt to cheat the American Foreign Insurance Association,
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  • 207 2 Stolon Diamond Ring: Which Was Pledged A MM of criminal breach of trust which was disposed of m the Singapore police court MM three months ago and an Indian Christian sentenced to six wetks" rigorous imprisonment, had a sequel before Mr. A. C. Boyd. the Singapore Fourth Police
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  • 142 2 Accused Sent for Medical Observation You Boon Chuan, a Chinese who is alleged to have attacked another Chinese, Lim Yong Chua. with a chopper, was yesterday afternoon ordered to be sent for medical observation by Mr. A W. Hay. the Singapore Second Police Magistrate. According to the
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  • 168 2 Malay Revenue Officer and Promissory Note Pound guilty on a charge of cheating, Mohamed Taib, a Malay revenue officer attached to the Singapore Preventive Service, was fined $15 or two weeks' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Third Police Magistrate, yesterday. According to the
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  • 272 2 Shooting: Foray to Revenge Theft Lahore, Oct. 15. A communique says: "A cow which was about to calve, and which belonged to a Mazhabi Sikh of Latewas village, five miles distant from Budhalda, was stolen by a Mahomedan Rajput of Talwandi. a village about a
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 368 2 SHERLEY'S DOG SPECIALITIES. Full rr.nge m stock including SHERLEY'S DISTEMPER VACCINE. Also Shampoo. Mange Dressing, and Ear Canker powder as recommended by the MALAYAN KENNEL GAZETTE. MEDICAL HALL, LTD.. CHEMISTS. SINGAPORE. BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY n. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Class Work— Lowest Bates. LAIDLAW BUILDING— Thone 7898. STRAITS TYPEWRITER
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    • 636 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices Supply of approx. 8.000 Gunny Bags to the Gas Dept. for 1933. Tender Deposit $50
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    • 587 2 TRADE MARK NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Marks depicted properties of Chop Tai Woh See of No. 233 Tank Road. Singapore. and Chop m rrspect of balms, ointments, oils and other medical p "TAIWOH'S KUTCHEONG BALM" manufactured, exported and or sold by the Straits Settlement*. Federated and
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    • 302 2 NOTi' NOTICE. Messrs. Keys Dovui. branch office m Btl I EXCHANGE BANG It Ls hereby DOttA iV fcfc will be closed on: Friday. October 2*\h. n^pawk 1 HELP FOR UNEMPI WOMVN Orders received for plui M ctziieotnl mending at moderate prices to tf-'.p uaaptoyed women, at the Good'yil. Y.W.C.A.. Raffles
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 271 2 THE WEEK Friday. 28th. High Water 09.07 8.5 ft 21.30 9.2 ft. Football: M.F.A. League (Div. B) Darul Khair vs. Kota Raja 11. Jalan Besar. Clarke Cup match: S.S Postals vr. F.M.S. Postols. Oeylang Stadium. Hockey S.V.C. vs. Ist. Bn., Gloucestershire Regt Tanglin; A.P.C. vs. Old Rafflesians Association. Paya Lebar;
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  • 417 3 NEW FIND OF BLAC" OPAL Field In South Australia Oodnadutta (S.A.). 11-itiv rrs <;f f-.fvr ral ou» t.i riding finds of r< ugh rpiti and the possible openinc-up of I !>< w AustraM m bl.ick opal field are 111 < i th* -:Kh frr-n a
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  • 233 3 liCtter to Her Father have to tpend several ■il covering freni the effeeti la bandit captivity. Letters v a::J Mr. -atcd the hard- Ing. That these were j Mrs. Pawley's. I t iettor b?f :re she ne p"prr. Mr?. father. Dr. Ph.llips. ffM pjefge nak- 1 th'se I"
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  • 554 3 Opening of Alsatfoff Dispensary Postponed ißy Ovir Muslim Correspondent* The formal opening of the Alsagoil Dispensary, the free Muslim outdoor dispensary to be established by the Muslimin Trust Fund liation. Singapore, at No. 9. Palembang Road, will net be held, as I said previously, ber 30th. The
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  • 37 3 Ncgotiat!ons For Commcrci?.l Treaty Shanghai. Oct. 26. The Chinr-e Minister m Tnkio. Mr. Chiang TsD-pftlg nnd the Siam?s>? M ni-tpr have firtcd n"g'-tiatl':ns for a rcnmrrfi 1 treaty bcL'wecn the two countries.- Union Times
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  • 40 3 Third Plenary Session to Open on Dec. 15 Shanghai, Oct. 26. The Central Headquarters of the X worn m tang have decided to hold the Third Plenary Congress of the Kuomlntang m Nankin? on December 15. Union Times
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  • 438 3 Co-operative Society Report The H'Vt'utli annual general meeting of the DM Htbm of the Singapore Ha: bcur Board Employees' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Bcctetjr, Limit, d. will bi bald t tn. Bingv»po*« Harbour Board Junior Service Club, Cantonment Road, on Friday, November 4th, at 5.30 p.m. Tb>
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  • 189 3 General Tang Asking For Supplies Shanghai, Oct. 25. Several representatives of Ger.eral Tan? Yu-lln. Governor of Jehol, have arrived In Nanking to request the Government to give military supplies for the d?frnc? of Jehol territory. They state that the Jehol army i? quite sufficient f?r tho border
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  • 1164 3 ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT IN BANGKOK COMPARATIVE IMMUNITY FROM TROUBLE Why the Boycott Mac Been Ineffective (From Our Own Correspondent Bangto > Oct. 19. We may thank our vigilant Crimin-1 Investigate n Department for ov.r cor-> r-tive immunity frcm Sino-Jnp:.no;e trouble here m these dangerous times. Thrr? has 'b^en angularly little outward
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  • 123 3  - B.N.B. Herald Residents of Jessclton arid the surroundir^ ditrlct were privileged to witness a spoctar!" never before seen m this country when :i Torchlight Tattoo was performed by the Dop^t Contingent of the Armed Constabulary H S Victoria Barracks, Je < «elton, on the evening of October 6th. His Excellency
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  • 131 3 Communist Organisers Must Arrange For Food London, Oct. 2t. Parties for unemployed from several part- cf the c^ntry. who are expected to reach lon-lon on foot within the next few days, wore the ■Object of questions m the House of Commons to-cay. The Mini-ter cf Health. Sir Hilton
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  • 28 3 Mr. O. L. O'Ham Hick on Is returning to Malaya shortly He is mailing on the Blue Funnel line by the Patroclui which leave* Liverpool on November sth.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 209 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. i!* flt street rr*As<, 4, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administration applied for
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  • 1036 4  -  George Cecil By IN UK heart of Paris, hidden away m a* ba< fc street, is an unpretentious little house, inhabit. J by an old gentleman whose tastes are Umm «f a hermit. Once a year, however, the solitary occupant gives a dinner-party, to which a
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  • Article, Illustration
    15 4 FII M FASHION. Myrna Loy wearing an original costume for one of hr Htest films.
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  • 132 4 JN the spring, waists were assigned a high place, now dressmakers are not sure where they want them. Apparently, wide shouldered cloth frocks and coats are smartest with fitting hip-lines and fairly long waists. This design Imparts a soignee air, even though one's figure ts not of
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  • 104 4 QREEN is a prime favourite for decorations judging by London houses recently reconditioned. There are green doors and green frames to the windows— or black frames— and many green shutters as well as green roofs to red bricked houses, while a dark green door and a chromium
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  • 110 4 j^ECENTLY. a young bride introduced a charming mode by dressing her retinue m satin to match her train. Since then, dressmaker have adopted the idea very skilfully. In some instance.*, a palely-tinted train Is the excuse for dressing the little girls m the same colour and material. Blue
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  • 113 4 There Is a decided rivival of floral designs In the new crockery which will be seen for the first time during London's "little season." Around tea sets appear rows of blue flowerheads and a rim of gold. On a fluted sandwich set, roses m orange and red rest
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  • 842 4  -  Mollic Merrick J !y 1 More and more use is being made of ermine with J J black velvet, and m the i i sketch above you see a de- J J lightful coattee illustrating t i this season's affection for J smart short wraps. TAKE it
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  • 384 4 HUBBIES AND HOBBIES COME women are never satisfied. I heard recently of a mother who complained and nagged because her twenty-two-year old son. one of a family party of four on holiday, preferred fishing all day to dashing about the country m a car with the other three. She said
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  • 92 4 A dressmaker who has taken up the cult for patent leather with great enthusiasm is using it to trim many of her new frocks; she finds it smart as narrow belts, bindings to pockets, bands around fitting sleeves and narrow insets on skirts and bodices. And evidently
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  • 103 4 So many of the new watches have tiny, coloured faces that it Is possible to buy a watch to match your new suit, however bright and unusually coloured it may be. A pearl face glows with rose; another is m mauve with glossy gold figures. Many blue faces
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  • Article, Illustration
    35 4 THE PICTURESQUE procession St. Margaret's Church Westminster, after the wedding of Lord O'Neill, a subaltern m the Bth Hussars, and Miss Anne Charteris, daughter of tic Son Guv inarteris, and a grand-daughter of Lord Wemyss.
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  • 90 4 Old styles have exerted an important influence on the designing of this season's dance shces. And next m importance to designs inspired by the past, come copies of Sahara Sandals, the prettiest being silk-covered. as many as twenty-seven colours covering twenty-seven pairs, all m the same shape. There
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  • 102 4 A new colour has come into being. It is a red, the colour of wine with a dash of violet m it; m fact just the tint to tone with brown fur trimmings, or velvets and cloths of royal blue. Now that trimmings are so often dyed to
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  • 539 4 Repairs a lIAVING owned a pup* have ccme to feel hints which may be ot puppy owners. These hi: 'I* care of puppies < f or authorities than my.v.: their master's and mi following method* < did net occur to The "cures." hoy experience. On
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  • Article, Illustration
    49 4 Lady Ali Shah, tho Hg M K han\ mother, leaving the \Uytak house of her grandson p r j m> Ali Khan, for Buckingham r a ia, where she received the Order 0 the Crown of India irom the King, and talked with their Majesties for nearh hilt hour.
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  • 60 4 A new idea for drrss en suit." This consists of a lone rather elaborate jacket oi m a dark colour. Inside tl ing blouse of flowered cMffon I a complete evening dress IM an afternoon suit with the ru.i 1 blouse showing. It also MPPM
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 190 5 •WHY? is JACK'S THE —BOY STILL GOING STRONG— (THIS IS THE 9th DAY BECAUSE IT'S THE GRANDEST COMEDY EVER BROUGHT TO THE SCREEN Gainsborough have gone one better than Sunshine Susie I See the BIG Show TO-NIGHT MATINFE SAT! KDW AND Si NDAY AT 3.15 KESERVATIONS PHONE 6903 NEXT CHANGE
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    • 152 5 Special Stage and Screen Double Attraction B Icapitol! JI *TH B hB h.h H B .j| TO-DAY Opening at the Special MATINEE 3.15 p.m. (Schoolchildren Half Price) JUST THE RIGHT SHOW YOU'RE LOOKING FOR The Season's Brightest, Funniest Musical Comedy ON THE SCREEN LILTING lß^|^ Scores of I I Beautiful
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    • 200 5 I'! lii'iii ilif' l P9HMPvPI All MARLBOROUGH Simultaneously. Grand Premiere TO-NIGHT Greta GARBO WSji John BARRYMORE Wm Joan CRAWFORD |H Wallace BEERY Lionel BARRYMORE Lewis Stone Jean Hersholt ft tor the tireutent Entertainment m the History of Stage or Proudly presented by the theatre I I that has always accepted
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  • 1406 6 IS PAR THE BETTER SYSTEM TOO DRASTIC A METHOD Prince's Revolutionary Change Prmce.s Club. Sandwich, has taken the initiative m what may well turn out to be the beginning of a new era Ln golf standards and values m this country. Believing that the bogey assessment of courses is an
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  • 76 6 St. Helen's Beat Oldham at Third Attempt London. Oct. 13. Oldhain drew with St Helen's Recreation to-day, each side scoring seven points, m the replay m the nn-t round of the Lancashire Cup under Ruuby League rules. London. Oct. 17. In thf second replay. St. Helens defeated
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  • 148 6 British Success m Shanghai shanghai. Oct. 20. Britain won the international athletic sports held m Shanghai during the week-end, the final national placing beinp as follows Great Britain 83 points China 81 U.S.A. 31 Russia 23 Japan 13 As anticipated after the msult oi the heats on Saturday, the
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1065 6 AND LORD BALFOUR MUDDLED THEM How Ted Ray Earned Five Bob Dr. R. R. Marett, Rector of Exeter College, Oxford, a man of wide learning, is celvbraied as an anthropologist he is a barrister, has been President of the Folklore Society, and has written much upon
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    • 96 6 Baer Ma> Box SchmcU Los Angeles Ancil Hoffman contender for the j anounced to-day that h h j Doyle en the terms lor b and Max Schmellng m L< no* npNMfIMV Stnmtl.i; ny as promoter. He i.. bout and guarantee I I Hoffman said he found Do\ able. If
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    • 166 6 Lasts But Six i; MeLarni Benny liftrtMird M Bier place m the box: :> a failure and at the end of the sixth hi- fichi with the Irish-Ameri-an M. L.unin. he was out on his fee^ Tl gave jftlainlii the victory by a techr... out m tht>
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    • 203 6 I Prom Our Own Correspoi I «.nd -i (M II Johnny Kiniz. the Jl-\ears-o!d M boxer, became the Ml brr <v.\ pion of Groat Britain at V,< when he outpointed Dick Oifcet' holder of the titUv m I I Although m the last threr
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 90 6 t I r^M D^b^iM* "l I I Ji J* I^V J^fm^ .^r 1 I I^N D^rC l'l' I JC* JP J^.* »^f ■iI JL 1.1.1, \J ,I I I «l 3 X I I N|*« W^Ol^l^jd^J^?^ *-*^w^^Hnnnf' *^Jf *>*•*•'•*■ H HI tw^m %jQ4jA I t i\t Sr i iSr i
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    • 38 6 li^HrrHßr|TT^^F> To treat these complaint♦ully, get to the root of dM Clarke's Blood Mixture world's greatest blood pur.: healer, it is famous for B Skin Disorders Of oil Chemists and S I F^ualh rood m LIQUID* T OH
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  • 1106 7 Soviet View of Lytton Report CHINA'S SWEET DREAMS "Colony of International Imperialism" Moscow, Oct. 13. In -i lengthy article appearing to-day m Izvestia, official organ of the Soviet Ciovernment, the noted Soviet Journalist, Karl K.nl.-k. closely analyses the finding* and recommendations of the Lytton Commission on
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  • 715 7 LOCAL ROADWAY EXPERIMENTS Funds Allocated By Municipality t addition to the proposal to lay an of 150 feet by 25 feet m front of the Laph with the rubber roadway composition of Solar Rubber Processes Ltd.. other experiments with the product* of this company are
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  • 2117 7 CONSTABLE WHO WAS 'SENT' FOR AN APPLICANT Chettiar 'Arrested' on Warrant He Took Out Against Defaulters MARCHED THROUGH MALACCA IN HANDCUFFS GOVERNMENT TO PAY $1,000 DAMAGES Damages of $1,000 against the Government were awarded by Mr. Justice a'B. Terrell m delivering judgment yesterday m favour of N. P. L. R.
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  • 35 7 Mr. W. Rees Williams F.R.C.V.S. of Bridgend. Glamorgan has arrived from home on a short visit to his aon, Mr. D. Rces Williams, the Penang lawyer, who Is at present staying at the Penang HIT!
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  • 1262 7 WHY FENCE WAS PUT UP Erected Within Boundaries of Defendant's Property Judgment was reserved by the Chief Justice m the Supreme Court yesterday m the case m which Mr. Harold Wolskel claimed $3,000 damages against Mr. A. Y. Abraham for alleged obstruction of a right*
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  • 392 7 How Mrs. Helen Woodruff Died PROTECTING CHILDREN Anxiety Among Residents of Harbin Further details of the murJkr of Mrs. Florence Helen Woodruff, book-keeper of the British American Tobacco Co. t» Harb'n, show that she was shot down aft point blank range after her children had
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  • 428 7 Young Chinese Woman Accused A young, and attractive Chinese woman Btood trial before the Criminal District Judje. Me C Wilson, yesterday en a charge of attempting to smuggle 27 tahi!s of non-Government chnndu into tho Colony m the m.v. Van Heutsz. An ofTicer of the Preve'itive Service stated
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  • 970 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1931 DANGEROUS ECONOMY We have already referred to one direction m which acceptance of certain of the recommendations of the F.M.S. Retrenchment Committee might be false economy, namely the closing down of the Malayan Information Agency m London. There is another direction m which
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  • 103 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH FERGUSSON—At the General Hospital. Singapore, on October 28. 1932. to Winifred Evelyn, the wife of E. M. F. Fergusson. a sou. Both well. DEATH t.RR—Mrs. Lee Hock Lye. nee Madam Tan Keok Nee-, passed away peacefuly at the General Hospital at 8 p.m. on October 26th. 1932.
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  • 126 8 Grand Hotel. Metro Goldwyn Mayer's five star picture which has been described by the American press as the greatest attraction m stage or screen history, opens to-night at the Alhambra and Marlborough simultaneously and record business is expected. Booking is extremely heavy, and when it closes
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  • 74 8 Not To Apply To Officers Retiring or Being Retrenched With regard to the Incidence of the proposed 10 per cent, temporary cut m salaries of the Permanent Staff, Municipal Committee No. 7 decided that the cut should not apply to (a) retrenched officers now on leave; (b)
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    • 745 8 To The Editor, Sir. Disease knows no boundaries. It is necessary, therefore m these da\s of inevitable retrenchment to consider Malaya as a whole. To the general public, including members of Retrenchment Committees, the Health Branch is the Cincierella of the Medical Depattment least appreciated and
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    • 89 8 WHY STOP THEM To the Editor. Sir.— "Anti Dumping* states that the difference between the cost of British piece goods and certain foreign lines is 100 per cent. If this is correct nothing short of a total embargo on foreign goods will enable British manufacturers to compete. A mere 10
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    • 191 8 To the Editor. Sir— ln common with a number of other nationalities I leave my bed at 5.30 with the festive sparrows. If the clocks are put back 20 minutes or 20 hours it will not make the slightest difference to any of us, because early risers
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  • 462 8 PREMIER'S RETORT LABOUR Even the Samuel Liberals Agree I^indon <i. When the Labour P»:r on the Government »an n ..ri Commons to-night the Oppoartt Lansbury. criticised tlv <■< nv.»mnthe social services and the m Means Test on > whose right to feantfll had expired. The
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  • 126 8 To Meet Sir Samuel Wilson at Penan*? His Excellency the Governor by Mr. R. j. Curtis and Mr Cor: I Singapore for Kuala Lumpur by th» QiftM md to-day, where His Excellency will b« I dence at Kings House. Kuala Uin November 4th. or 6th.. when h» Vffl
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  • 47 8 The Band of the S.S. Poh i the following programme mtl at Katong Park to-day comment In Overture "Hungarian" Bela c Ohost of the Mayor" Graven i "Classical Memories". Ewmi: C Quand tv Chants". Gounod Romance" Haines. Selection "A Ga\ Pt Corylle. Grand March. Fanv and Ol
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 163 8 EXSHAW Nol BRANDY. C4LDBCCK V S WINE MERCHANTS. ROYAL BAKERY FLOUR IN HANDY HYGIENIC PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE AT Singapore COLD STORAGE C Ltd ORCHARD ROAD SUB-DEPOTS. THE PRICELESS INCREDIENT OF EVERY PRODUCT IS THE HONOUR AND INTEGRITY OF ITS PACKER. RELIABILITY PURITY Obtainable all over Malaya Sole Agents F. A.
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    • 21 8 Vll FIS INEXPENSIVE but much APPRECIATED! fiHHH| ILJfiJIOP SILVER TEA COFFEE SPOONS U. S. de Silva Bros., 23 HIGH STREET SINGAPORE.
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  • SERIOUS RIOTING IN LONDON
    • 170 9 liunger Marchers Riot as Commons Discuss Grievances SECOND DISTURBANCE IN TEN DAYS Shop Windows Broken as Protest Against Means Test London. Oct. 28. Disturbances brok»> out m tIM West End of London to-day m vicinity 01 the Marble Arch m consequence cf a
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    • 247 9 MOad MrkMH disturbance of the London within ten days On the Hi iSion an assembly ot ten thousand ■u!:i!r.})ii>\e(l who gathered m South London ■wit), ilh ..bpect of marching iA procession to ■the Ci'inf> Council headquarters at West-«r;ni-i< r t<- protest against the Means Test for
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  • 124 9 Spinning Section Dispute Settlement I London. Oct. 34. 11. dtaputc m the spinning section of the industry was settled during the week■i I hi- v-rnis provide fcr a wage reduction 'jd m the pound and the restoration Urn 48 hour week. H'-iiotiations are being undertaken on .securing a
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  • 74 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh lapan to Buy Out Soviet I Shanghai. Oct. 27. tnour that arrangements have been Urn Japanese and Russian Oovern- lUit negotiations for the purchase uatan half share of the Chinese Eastern by the Japanese has been confirmed by '•■latic circle* m Shanghai Karakham
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  • 10 9 of Oovernment currency notes ireulation at Sept 30 was $68,444,575.
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  • 189 9 7,000 Japanese Troops Engaged Heavy lighting broke out m the vicinity of Tunhua yrstrrday when seven thousand Japanese troops, m an attempt to recapture the place, started a general attack on the Chinese pestiona from three directions. The Chinese volunteers under the direction of General Tang
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  • 139 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Advice to Chinese Nation From Dock Shaivtuu. Oct. 27. Chen Tu-shou. the Communist propagandist In China, who was arrested a few days ago. was brought before General Ho Ying-ching Minister of War. this morning for a preliminary inquiry. Chen admitted he was a
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  • 138 9 Posed as Inspector of Weights and Measures A Johore-born Malay, Abdul Majid. was yesterday sentenced by the Criminal District Judge. Mr. C. Wilson, to two terms of six months' rigorous imprisonment to run consecutively on two charges of Impersonating a public servant. The sentences are to be followed
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  • 35 9 Shanghai, Oct. 27. A disastrous flre broke out this morning m Fuchow and destroyed over one thousand shop houses. Losses to the extent of several million dollars are reported.- Union Times
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  • 190 9 DEPRIVED HERSELF OF OTTAWA BENEFITS House of Commons Debate London. Oct. 27. The fact that the Irish Free State will on Nov. 15 cease to enjcy any tariff preferences In t-he British market was mentioned by Mr. J. H. Thomas m the House of Commons
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  • 132 9 Important Conference m Shanghai Shanghai. Oct. 26. Several important questions were decided last night at a meeting held at the residence of Mi. T. V. Soong. Acting President of the Execu- tive Yuan and. concurrently. Finance Minister. General Ho Ying-ching. War Minister. Mr. Tai Chi-tao. Pre ident of
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  • 75 9 CUSTOMS REVENUE NOT PAID Statement of Sir John Simon Denied by Nanking Nanking. October 27. Mr. T V. Soong. on being shown the 'statement by Sir John Simon m the House of Commons that the Manchukuo had remitted certain sums to Shanghai, for foreign loan service, stated categorically that none
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  • 71 9 Japanese Shippers Badly Hit Shanghai. Oct. 26. Since the occupation of Manchuria by the Japanese army, m September last year, the Jap 3 nese shipping firms doing business along the China coast and m Chinese inland waters have suffered heavily. Some of them have recently started a
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  • 66 9 Elaborate Scheme for SouthWest China Hcng Kong. Oct. 36. The Political Council of the South-West Government has decided to build a long distance railway between Yamchow and Chengtu. the capital of Szechuan Province. The proposed track which will be over two thousand miles long will traverse the
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  • 43 9 London. Oct. 27. Mr. Matsudaira had a further conversation with Mr. Norman Davis this morning The nature of the talk is not known but it Is presumed to be connected with thP nM r i ana nese proposals.- Reuter
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  • 65 9 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Oct. 27. Messrs. Henry Gardner, metal brokers, notify to-day's tin prices as follows nS&(£ggj. (£*****) Fo rard The market is firmer. Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-day's rubber prices as follows 2 H5& (2 2^6d.)
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  • U.S. BIG NAVY THREAT
    • 129 9 New Policy if Disarmament Fails Washington, Oct. 27. That Che failure of the disarmament efforts would render it necessary to build up the US Navy to full Treaty strength was emphasised by Mr. Hoover m a Navy Day statement. He added that he reed scarcely suggest the
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    • 105 9 Pittsburg. Oct. 27. Whenever a bleach of the Kellogg Pact is threatened by approaching hostilities it implies a duty cf consultation among the other parties m order that public opinion may be mobilised against impending disaster" declared Col. Stimson (Secretary of State) m a speech stressing that
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    • 270 9 Control of the World's Armaments Paris, Oct. 27. The general lines of the French disarmament plan to be presented at the Disarmament Conference on Nov. 3 is believed to be indicated m a repcrt adopted by the Radical Party m frhe Foreign Affairs Committee which says that Germany,
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    • 54 9 Paris. Oct. 27. The Minister of Marine has ordered the immediate building of a 26.500 ton armoured cruiser named Dunkerque. the construction of which was voted last year as a counter to the hew German pocket battleship. The Dunkerque will carry nine 330 millimetre guns and steam
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  • 100 9 No Increase m Japanese Leaving Singapore Every city m the world has its quota of rumours. Singapore, perhaps, more than any other. It has been stated of late that the Japanese m Singapore were steadily booking their passages and making tracks for their homeland. A Free Press
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  • 64 9 Municipal Committee No. 7 agreed that proposals with regard to remission of rates on vacant properties, to avoid payment and subsequent refund, are not workable and must be dropped. It also decided to recommend that the law be amended to enable refunds to be made where part of
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  • 55 9 One of Six Tenders Accepted Municipal Committee No. 7 decided, by a majority, to accept the tender of Ong Boon Kirn and O. O. Emile for lease of Chua Choo Kang Rubber Estate, subject to the condition that the Estate Is to be kept clear of lallang
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 16 9 Report of the debate m the House of Commons on the Means la m Page 8.
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    • 344 9 Eau de Cologne. Yirkun Shaving Stick m B\''«tr'''^'''."»^ l aM "4711" for men. /^"^P^^^N. FCT men tOO> ex( ulsite "'♦"ll" t? a modern toilet necessity. "4711" /i» A tnis excellent and genuine Eau de v :m\ i^^^^^ Cologne is ideal as an after rifla <*JjuuVH :z shaving lotion on account
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 956 10 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. Steam Ship Co., Ltd.. and China THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP Co., (1932) Ltd. Mutual Bteam Navigation Co., Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP C, Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd.
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    • 563 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Dae Sails Steamer Spore. Spore. s.s. CITY OP KOBE For Havre, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Glasgow In Port Nov. 2 s.s. CITY OP CAMBRIDGE Por Havre, London,
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    • 438 10 P. fe 9 6 British India and Apcarl Ines l (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. (M UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S MEVI LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVic OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA fc J.\pJ Doo Dk Tonnage. Singapore. Tor. COMORIN 15.280
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 726 11 TO NAPLKS, MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND MIDDLESBROUGH. HAKOZAKI MARU T. 10.500 Nov. 2 S J KATORI MARU T. 10.000 Dec 29 30 1-KRUKVNI MARU T. 12,000 Nov. 15 16 5 KASHIMA MARU T. 10,000 Jan. 12 13 HAKUSAN MARU T. 10,500 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 YASUKUNI MARU T. 12,000
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    • 386 11 PitESMDMINT tMMMm EUROPE via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA AND OR HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL TO HAVANA AND NEW YORK THROUGH RATE HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA £102.
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    • 838 11 KP IVfil KOMNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ MAR OS— Friday, Oct. 28, Poeloe-Kidjang. Sapat, Tembilahan, Pceloe-Pallas and Rengat. OP TEN NOORT— Friday. Oct. 28. Muntok (passengers and mails only), Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya. TIXOMBO— Friday, Oct 28. Belawan-Deli. DE WE ERT— Saturday, Oct. 29, Blinjoe, Djeboes. Soengei-Liat, Pangkal-Plnang. Koba. Billiton (passengers and
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  • 551 12 NATIONALISATION OF THE BANKS LABOUR CONFERENCE AMENDMENT Ironical Cries of "Resign" Leaders The conference carried an amendment for the nationalisation of the joint stock banks as well as the Bank of England, a card vote resulting: For, 2.241,000; against. 984.000. The amendment moved by Mr. E. F. Wise, had a
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 684 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Frgular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the 5.6. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only] s.s MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 442 12 THE EAST ASIATIC 10., LIMITED. (Incorporated m Denmark) Telephone 5223. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Lravc Singapore. IV nans m.s. FIONIA Nov. Nov. 4 m.s. ERRIA Nov 23 Nov. 25 m^. ALSIA Dec. 14 Dec. 16 m.s. LALANDIA Jan. 1 Jan. 3 m.s. MEONIA
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    • 156 12 SILVER JAVA PACIMi E Joint service of PACIFIC JAVA BFNc.x, |JN and SILVER LINE, tin to San Francisco. Los An^i., M Pacific Port* I* m.s. BINTANG iP i I x m.s. SILVERGUAVA (fl m.S. SILVERMAPLE s via Java Ports x via Manila S loading direct I m Vessels from Pacific
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 735 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7 30 aJn Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Saturdays f P- m Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 PJB. Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday 7 P-nx. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday.
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    • 295 12 THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD Miips alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive Main Wharf: (Entrance Gale S). Naldtra 18: City of Kooe 16: Kangaroo, Asia 13: Javanese Prince 10: Yamagata Maru 8: Op Ten Noort 6. lnipire !>n k (Entrance Gate 1 G. G. Paul Doumer < shifts) and Mangola
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  • Port and Shipping News
    • 196 13 Chinese Crew df a Furness Vessel The Chinese crew of the Glasgow motor vessel Springbank (5.115 tons) chartered by the Purne^s Withy Line from the Bank Line went on strike m Liverpool, and consequently, there being 31 of them, they overflowed from the deck at the Liverpool
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    • 100 13 Direct Service to Halifax, Nova Scotia Prince Line Ltd.. have- decided to put their round the world vessels into Halifax on their homsward voyage from the Far East. The passage trom Singapore to Halifax via Suez will i occupy about 34 days and the sailings will oe monthly.
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    • 488 13 The following passengers are proceeding per Naldera sailing at 9.30 a.m. this morning for Penans. Colombo. Bombay and Europe. Mr. P. H. Stewart Brown. Mr. and Mrs. W. Michael. child and infant. Mr. and Mrs. Partridge. Mr. J. King. Mrs. Rickeard and 3 children. 2 officers Nagoya. 4
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    • 50 13 The following passengers arrived by the Ipoh yesterday:— Prom Penang: Mr. W. H. Mengiss. Mr. G. M. Vresser. Mr. A. S. Small. Mr. E. Bolton. Mss M. L. Bombard. From Port Swettenham: Mrs. D. Noper. -child and infant. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wood, and child, Mr Notty
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    • 107 13 The following Circular has been issued by the Master Attendant: HL Majesty the King has expressed a wish that on Armistice Day. November llth. there should be a complete suspension of all normal business and locomotion throughout the Empire during the 2 minutes silence commencing at 11 a.m.
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    • 61 13 The Me<ssageries Maritimes are now issuing •Short Holiday Tickets* for the voyage Singapore to Saigon and back at a special reduced rate of $160 m first class by any of their mall steamers, irrespective of grade. These tickets arc good for two months from date of
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    • 729 13 Forty Lose Lives m Yangtze Wreck Details of the shipping disaster, m which about 40 passengers and crew of the Tayung Steamship Co 's Tayung. were drowned at Paochenkiang, along Tsungming Isla:id at the mouth of the Yangtze were received by the company at Nantao at Shanghai. The
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    • 299 13 During the fiscal year ended June 30. 1932. four vessels of 17,000 tons and over were buiJt tn the United States, as compared with four m the years between 1927 and June 30. 1931. Before 1927. only four vessels of this class were brought under the U.S. flag,
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    • 113 13 Motor Freighter Nearing Completion Moscow, Oct. It. By the end of *his year the Soviet mercantile fleet will have been considerably enlarged by the addition of a ii umber of ncvr vessels which are now under construction In the sNp building yards of the U.S.S.R. Six motor freighters,
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    • 138 13 In the Marine Court before Capt. G. Preyberg yesterday, two Chinese shop runners wer charged with boarding the s.s. Rompin before she had been properly anchored m harbour at 8.20 a.m. on the same day. The first accused pleaded guitv straight away,' but the second claimed trial. When,
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    • 24 13 The sjs. Kangeroo. arrived m port from Fremantle. yesterday with 3.441 sheep, and the s*. Pahud brought 508 pigs and 60 bullocks from Bali.
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    • 308 13 Italian Scrappers Claim Ningchow Italian scrappers have bought the Chirutf Mutual steamer Ningchovr. which has been laid up m the Gareloch since May last. 30 thai the policy of the Blue Funnel fleet of weeding out their older unite is being continued. She was a sister to
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 585 13 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head Office 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Telephone 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The premier morning daily m Malaya. Delivered with the Chota llazri each morning. Latest news, latest telegrams an*! latest anI nouncements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily. Special features
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    • 62 13 y m •%.>*' n I BRIGHTEN YOUR HOME I ■■■I ml ■■■I THE LAMPS O^ASTINC BRILLIANCE I '^^^^W^bW ■■■1 .^BBBr >■■■ BBJ .^BBBv BBbM I .^BBBBBF '/V^/ V H '?s&s&* B BBBk Bb! Jfl I H I BM fl 8881 BBBa \',^^^^^^^^£*s'^^~~^~~~ HBbI ■B "*~^-^3m^^^" "^bbbbP^^^^* i Sole Agents UNITED
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  • 161 14 No on" m th? Ea.t \\;11 deny the beneficial effect'; cf a chcta peg after sundown, for the climat; i SWBI that, a stimulant becomes practically a necessity. Yet there are many people who f.nd thai this hibit alTccts the stom. h railtti licaitburn. flatulence, or
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  • 1731 14  - SIX BLACK DOTS Pierre Quiroule The Mystery of the J J t by DUCANE vaulted the gate, landed safely on the other side and started to run. Dick was cn'.y a moment behind his master; he caught him up very quickly, and together tlvy raced across the dark, uneven tttid.
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  • 251 14 Tha fifth annual s^n:r?l mee'lrq of t^r Iccml Aryt BunaJ was held at the SjmaJ chairmanship of Mr. Bas Deo Sharma. the F:o Idcnt. Th:re was an attendance rf' over 10") members. The meeting was opened with vcdlc pnym by members. A vedic hymn v.a; cun?r by Kftata
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  • 128 14  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Suspicion Among Southern Leaders lUng Kong. Oct. 25. The Andre Lcbon, with the fnner President of the Executive Yuan. Mr. WftOfl Ching-wei, and his family on board, arrived m Hong Kong this morning. Mr. W^r.g interviewed a few representatives from Cantcn sni Miss
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  • 70 14 Shanghai, Oct. 2G. Dr. Tsal Yuan-pei, President of the Peipinj? University, and a number of educationists of the north and south have sent a joint telegram to the Central Government? requesting leniency fcr Mr. Chen T.j- -hou, a leading Communist propagandist m China. Mr. Chen was arrested
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  • 73 14 Shan B hai. Oct. 26. Tli? F Ministry, the Ministry of Finance and the "War Mh-.irtry held a Join:? mrctrirr ye. 1 dlsciMMd tie bu'.ldin? ct railways m QM Province cf Kinngsl. In onder to i t tbe CommunM refjne In the Foutheni hilf of ttM pmvir.r?, vben
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  • 76 14  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh ■mg Kon*. Oct. 26. Mnrtial lv.v has been proclaimed m Peipirq:. on-jn? to the fact that during the last two or three days mr.nv portions of the railway tr^c'c between Ttnitfllll tad Pukow have been destroyed by rcnctlonarir";. MTr^hnl Chiang; K"i-*hek, In
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  • 64 14 The Rai'v.ay have hai their work cut out remov'n? seme 1930 tons of soil from the line between miles 66 and 71 m addition to several large work cuts due to the heavy rains. The line wa~. blocked from 12th to 29th and several passengers had long walks m between
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 112 14 r I "Your hands are beautiful." The hands are as expressive of p-ersonai.ry as the face but only ir the, are smooth -cf wl C. 'C fcr your r daily like. XI do \our ccrr," rxioo, arH with liquid l)i 'V>^KA h^nd manage cream you fet th^t p?r*ect on >■•
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    • 467 14 BANKS AND INSURANT* CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3.00 C.000 Reserve Fund £3,000.000 Resei^e Li bility of Proprietors £3,000.000 HLAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, EC. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Iloilo Saigon
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    • 250 14 THE YOKOHAIU m BANK, LTD. l bu Capital 9uhl tited I Reserve Fund t l Pres;d< nt Vlet-Preakli nl l!« Of Singapore Branch LONDON V j Wvstmii. The Natior,.' 1 Lloyd's E.uik BR\i Alexandria (E M Calcutta, Oao tien, Hambu: flonolulu. X.-..-Ans"if\ Manila saki. Newehwaof, 000, R;o 6 Seattle. Sv:.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 671 14 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following Is a list of stations which can oe received In Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 3.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Taujong Priok, 21 metres from
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  • 89 15 LIQUIDATION IN SHORT PERIOD International Committee's Communique tellowtol resume of a «'nin...m«iu«- m*Mk» states g M My. as was discussed. -tl-ad th.t Bolivian tag* ta tJon enables Ciovrrnnur.t to exercise comntrol over production and export. Bolivian Delegation stated that necessary admlnistratlve mtasurts bsvi been taken m
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  • 380 15 for the year ended March 31 members of the Anglo-Malayan .1 i.i Kampar Tin Fields. Rawang nd Malim Nawnr Tin are publish and on Urn whole nrnki- a v»ty hOWtBg. Through Anglo-Malayan, Is Itself controlled by the London Tin itkm, these companies are, of couist, it}) the
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  • 63 15 Ufa. The Soviet geologist, M. Oltzhersky, has red m the region of VonessenskQdcjr, 120 kilometers from the Mlaasa K.ulway. extensive deposits of copper ore. unary computations estimate these ■I about 500,000,000 tons, with about '•0,000 tons of pure copper content. They undoubtedly the richest at
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  • 117 15 quinments of the tin Industry are the mportant factor m the Malayan machinery :md during last year imports of dredges li4inn accessories accounted for nearly f of the total value of machinery imported. :ne.s and other non-electrical prime movu» the next class of importance, followed "nips and pumping equipment. The
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  • 317 15 Th« IOCS! market m sympathy Wtfa the othei eWef Klltag «<ntH-s has remained quiet throughout the although pries have apI predated ilfcbttJ decline m Sterling. Kr Hi. Kirat part of the period Spot Sheet i, .s fluctuated round 1% to t%, but at yester- 1 Jays |<K»1
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  • 162 15 Th« main feature of our market has been thfl decline m sterling, which has been the MMX of very little business having been transacted. Both buyers and sellers have been reluctant to operate to any extent and the local market lias therefore remained dull since our
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  • 295 15 DM the Tree for Paper Making Mi. W. E. Stimson Ketteriny: writes to the Financial Times. The suggested solution to the surplus rubber problem contained In Mr. E. B. Killcn'.' letter m The Financial Times> is very interesting, but I cannot help thhiking back several years to
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  • 559 15 WIRELESS SERVICE TO LONDON Proposal to Float Company with Capital of £500,000 j "If a satisfactory arrangement ran be j made with the Ceylon Government we ran provide the Island with a wireless telephone between Ceylcn and Bombay which will ccnr.ect Ceylon with London," said
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  • 178 15 LEWIS PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT Although very quiet the market has fluctuatrd slightly during the week owing to the movement of sterling. Orders from the consuming markets are poor and practically no speculative interest is being shown at the moment. Sheet for immediate delivery m Singapore is scarce and commanding a
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  • 167 15 Changes m Representative Prices Oct. 24 25 26. IflMtfcaa Can. Com. sO'i> 50 51 \m. T'phone and T'eraph 102\ 102 103' v 3upont 33 k. 33 V, 33 a H Firestone. Common 12 12 12 3en. Electric 14". 15 15% 3en. Motors l&% 12 > 4
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  • 569 15 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period October 15th to 21st, 1932. inclusive, and are available for public use m the Reference Library. Fullerton Building. Singapore. Application may be made by members of the public resident
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  • 344 15 EXCHANGE RATES October 27 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 3 31[32 London, 3 months' sight 213 15|18 London. 60 days' sight 213 29j32~ London. 30 days' sight 2|3 7jB London, demand 2(3 27|32 London, T.T. 2i3 13)16 Lyons and Paris, demand 935 Hamburg, demand 150 New
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  • 72 15 October 27th., 12 o'clock noon Bayers Sellers R.B.S. equal to London Standard, Spot (loose) 7 916 7 v R.S.S. equal to London Standard. (FOB.) 74 8 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Nov. 7% 7 11(16 December 7 1116 7% Jan-March 7% 7 T April-June 715 16
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  • 932 15 THURSDAY, OCT. 27TH. 1932 CLOSING QUOTATIONS Bayers Seller* Asam K urn bang 26s 28s Austral Malay 18s 20s Ayer Hitam (ss) Us Us 9d Bangrin Tin (£> Us 16s Batang Padang ($1) 05 10 Batu Caves isl> 40 45 Buklt Arang ($1; *0 nom. Burmah Malay <£)
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 98 15 Assets exceed $12,000,000 Assurance m force over $35,000,000 I The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Incorporated m the Btraits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with
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  • 266 16 SUTCLIFFE AND PATUADI PARTNERSHIP ■jCX, 359 for Three After f Early Reverse In the M Train's match with a combined Australian Eleven at Perth yesterday Sutcliffe ..i .1 Pataudi broke a part- ner&hip record for the ground which had sUod for 25 years. Icy
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  • 375 16 Singapore G.C. vs. Island Club The following arc the revised teams and starting times for the match Singapore Golf Club versus Island Club to be played on Sunday over the Island Club course Shanghai Poursomes. a.m. JB3O D VV Mdeod and McGuffin vs. A. J. Lim and E Yean
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  • 133 16 Singapore November Race Meeting The Race Course will be officially open for training for the November Meeting on Saturday at 5.45 a.m. when the usual coffee arrangements will be made. The horses and ponies trained locally are as follow: W. W. Rrdfearn. Eagle's Claw. Desert Fox. Facile
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  • 21 16 IFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIQHTI I Kent Eastern CounUes 22 Middlesex 3. Hampshire 8 Suss x 3, Surrey 20
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  • 38 16 In our Sporting Note* en Wednesday it was Bt***d that the Unemployment fund* benefited fay $17 10 each as a result of the recent charity match between the RAP. and the Malays The •mount should have been $176.
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  • 596 16 JACKSON'S SMART WIN Miri Four Too Good For Singapore R.Y.C. 11. in urv MM even m the annual InterPart Rowing ReraUb Jx-lwwn Ihr Miri Rowing Club and the Royal Singapore Yacht flub, which took place yesterday over the harbour course. Jackson gained an easy victory
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  • 93 16 On Sunday at the Royal Singapore Yacht I Club the "A" Class yachts will sail the first of a series of three races for the Jean II Challenge Cup The B" Class will sail the final race for the Hoops Remembrance Cup. Starts at 10 and 10.10
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  • 284 16 Handicaps For Third Day Handicaps for Saturday's races at Ipoh are as follow Race 1. Horses Class 3 (5 1 furs.): Timbang 9.5. Mada 8.12. Abbot 8.12. Salome 8.7. Prime Minister 8.4, Yellow River 7.12, More Gold 7.9. Arjuna II 7.7, Shorty 7.4, Gipsy Girl 6.7. Bottom weight
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  • 42 16 The following are invited to play hockey for S.C.R.C. against O.R.A. on Saturday at Ri ground: Yew Teck; Tlang Seng, Evan WongKirn Ouan, Pong Lim, K«e Siang; Kirn Chua! Tuen Fong. Qim Lock, Chim Bock, Oeo Lee, Reserves: Thtan Chye, Kee Tian.
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  • 585 16 RAFFLES COLLEGE FAULTY TACKLING Public Services Have Easy Victory Public Services "A" XV. .8; Raffles ollege 0. Public Services A team defeated Raffles College m a Rugby match at Dunearn Road yesterday by eight points to nil. The Collegians naturally had the lighter pack.
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  • 126 16 The following will represent A <M.G.) Coy. SVC. versus Raffles College on Wednesday, at Raffles College: Pte. Horsley: Cpl. Dodds. Pte Smailes. Pte. Bonnar <Capt.>. and Pte. Watson: L.-Cpl. Houghton and Pte. Owen; Sergt. Garside. Pte. Hbwgill. Pte. Skey. C.S.M. Burke. Cpl. Strachan, Pte. Hutchison,
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  • 126 16 Brilka To Fight Ellis on Saturday There will be a boxing show at the Great World's new stadium on Saturday, when the main event will be between Max Brilka and Gunner Ellis over 12 rounds. Both boxers are well known to local fight fans and the Board have no
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  • 42 16 MONDAY B. Clan Final R. A. Ashworth owe 25 vs. H. L. Hopkin owe 25. TUESDAY A. Clay Final Dr. H. O. Hopkins owe 25 vs. Winner of Capt D. V. Hill owe 25 and J. E. Wills owe 50.
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  • 32 16 Mr. G. S. Rawlings, M.C.S., is appointed Deputy Collector of Land Revenue for Malacca Assistant District Judge for the Settlements of Singapore. Penang and Malacca an* Police Magistrate and Coroner for Malacca.
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  • 430 16 HOCKEY DEFEAT AT BALESTIER Paranjoti and Bhaskaran Outstanding Indian Association. 5: Ceylon S.C. 1. The Ceylon Sports Club who more than held their own against the Singapore Recreation Club were heavily defeated by the Indian Association yesterday at the Balestier plain by five goals to
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  • 176 16 Possibles and Probables for Singapore Side A trial match between Colours and Whites will be played on Tuesday next to select the Singapore side to meet the Malacca Hockey Association on Saturday. November 5. The following will represent the respective teams I clours: S. L. Ochler? (S.R.O:
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  • 108 16 Taxi Driver's Story of Attack By Passengers Lack of corroborative evidence resulted m three Sikhs being discharged on counts of theft from an Indian teurt driver. The case came before the District Judge, Mr. C. Wilson yesterday, the complainant alleging that the three accused hired his taxi and
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  • 93 16 For not caring for her two dogs, a Japanese woman, the wife of a fisherman living at Siglap. was fined $10 by the Fourth Magistrate yesterday. Mr. Seth of the P.C.A. Dept. of the Municipality said he found one of the dogs dead and the other m
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  • 52 16 "I only pushed her" said a Chinese to the Third Magistrate yesterday when he was charged with injuring a woman. A second man charged by the same complainant with a stall»r offence said the Mine thing. They *ere ordered t» compensate the woman to the extent
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  • 167 16 Smart Work at the Annual Inspection Favourable reports of the progress made by •the Singapore Boys' Brigade were read at the annual inspection of the Ist. Company, held at Raffles Institution yesterday It was stated by Capt. J. M. Fraser that all branches of the work had
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  • 220 16 Chinese Salesman on Breach of Trust Charge Alleged to have committed criminal breich of trust m respect of 2.000 sewing machine needles. Tan Lim Boon, a salesman employed by the Singer Sewing Machine Co.. Ltd.. m charged before Mr. A. W. Hay. the Singapore Second Police Magistrate,
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  • 228 16 MOTHER SENSE Amahs' Thanks to Mr. Ha^nall II i* just pos :bl> 'hat Mr I see the Straits Echo, m lolloping letter m that papvr may not a to* notice. An appreciation of h^ IV Daylight ■wring Bill whuh I his mother sense: Sir. My mistress v 11s ir.» U
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  • 59 16 Mrs. N. C. Bejfß Taken i<> Hospital As the result of alleged ti Bombay Cafe. Jalan Besar. at yesterday morning. Agnes Carmicha> I of Norman C. Begg was removed t< Hospital m an ambulance arcompar husband It is sUted that Mrs Begg handled by some men
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